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Sacred Heart University

In research, Sacred Heart University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,022 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,856 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,574 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,962
of 28,054 · #14,317 all time
Rank in United States
#1,201
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Sacred Heart University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,022 of 11,982 14.6%82 #5268
Social SciencesDomain #4,856 of 10,521 22.9%167 #5199
Social SciencesField #4,574 of 6,365 21.9%74 #5413
Physical SciencesDomain #10,136 of 12,888 12.5%62 #17122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sacred Heart University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#5,268 #5,022
  2. Social Sciences#5,199 #4,856
  3. Social Sciences#5,413 #4,574
  4. Physical Sciences#17,122 #10,136
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.31× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.58× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sacred Heart University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michelle M. Lusardi, John B. Roney and Heather Miller-Kuhaneck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sacred Heart University.

  1. 1 Michelle M. Lusardi United States · #325,087 worldwide 56 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 John B. Roney United States · #363,089 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Heather Miller-Kuhaneck United States · #492,069 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Jason Ostrander United States · #513,574 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Peter Ronai United States · #692,410 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Karl M Lorenz United States · #763,769 worldwide 9 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Brian Stiltner United States · #827,521 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Steven Michels United States · #987,289 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Efim Kinber United States · #1,006,176 worldwide 83 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Frances S. Grodzinsky United States · #1,069,088 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Sacred Heart University

Which keywords describe research at Sacred Heart University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, High-Intensity Interval Training, Globalization, Evidence-Based Practice, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis and Anxiety.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health21▲ 4.3×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.48×28 topics
  3. Epidemiology15▲ 1.16×33 topics
  4. Deep Learning13◆ 1.15×26 topics
  5. Globalization13▲ 1.97×25 topics
  6. Social Media8▲ 1.80×15 topics
  7. Depression8▲ 2.8×15 topics
  8. History8▲ 3.3×15 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 1.98×13 topics
  10. COVID-197▲ 1.57×12 topics
  11. Anxiety7▲ 4.4×10 topics
  12. Innovation7▲ 1.95×15 topics
  13. Economic Growth6▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 14×6 topics
  16. Performance Analysis6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  17. Resistance Training6▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Corporate Governance6▲ 2.4×10 topics
  19. Identity5▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Labor Market5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  21. Physiological Demands5▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Training Load5▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Literature5▲ 2.9×10 topics
  24. Religion5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  25. Resilience5▲ 3.3×6 topics
  26. Health Disparities5▲ 5.8×3 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis5▲ 2.6×13 topics
  28. Reflective Practice5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  29. Gender5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  30. Monetary Policy5▲ 6.2×4 topics
  31. Psychological Impact5▲ 4.5×4 topics
  32. Trauma5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Well-being4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  34. Social Networks4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  35. Injury Prevention4▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Cybersecurity4▲ 5.0×2 topics
  37. Immigration4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Intersectionality4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  39. Acculturation3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. National Identity3▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Sacred Heart University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Information and Cyber Security and Sports injuries and prevention.

Sports Performance and T…5Sports Performance and Training: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…2Migration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…2Market Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineClinical PsychologyInformation SystemsSociology and Political Science4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  8. 8 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sacred Heart University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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